On Thursday, Nightwish announced 35-year-old Swedish singer Anette Blyckert (a.k.a. Anette Olzon) as their new singer. They also released their latest single, Eva. Suffice it to say, she’s awesome and I’m really excited about Nightwish’s future. Anette strikes me as being very fan-friendly, upbeat and lively. She’s almost the anti-Tarja Turunen. [...]
Monthly Archives May 2007
McAfee on Data Loss Prevention
Network Computing reports on recent comments from Dave DeWalt, McAfee’s new CEO:
DeWalt says companies need to be able to tag information — files, documents — so they can’t leave a device, whether it’s a desktop PC, a laptop, or a smartphone, unless they want it to. “You have to set preventions at the host and [...]
Reznor Cuts Loose
Trent Reznor, of Nine Inch Nails fame, really tears his record label a new one in this interview. Good stuff. I’m not a big fan but reading that interview makes me wish I was.
iFreeMem vs. MenuMeters
One of these things is not like the other.
Update: It seems that if you click the Optimize Memory button, Free + Inactive comes very close to matching what MenuMeters reports as free. Wired + Active is ballpark to what MenuMeters claims is Used.
Welcome to 1999
Microsoft is still talking about making its server OS more modular.
“Having less surface area does reduce the servicing and the amount of code you have running and exposed, so we have done a lot of work in 2008 to make the system more modular. You have the server manager; every role is optional, and there [...]
Pandora to Block Non-U.S. Music Fans
Beginning today (May 3), Pandora will begin blocking International music fans from accessing its services.
Dear Pandora listener,
Today we have some extremely disappointing news to share with you. Due to international licensing constraints, we are deeply, deeply sorry to say that we must begin proactively preventing access to Pandora’s streaming service for most countries outside of [...]